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Sabaoth
Lord of hosts
Sabeans
captivity; conversion; old age
Sabtah
a going about or circuiting; old age
Sabtechah
that surrounds; that causes wounding
Sacar
wares; a price
Sadducees
followers of Sadoc, or Zadok
Sadoc
or Zadok, just; righteous
Salah
mission; sending
Salamis
shaken; test; beaten
Salathiel
asked or lent of God
Salcah
thy basket; thy lifting up
Salem
complete or perfect peace
Salim
foxes; fists; path
Sallai
Sallu, an exaltation; a basket
Salma
peace; perfection
Salmon
peaceable; perfect; he that rewards
Salome
same as Salmon
Samaria
watch-mountain
Samlah
his raiment; his left hand; his astonishment
Samos
full of gravel
Samothracia
an island possessed by the Samians and Thracians
Samson
his sun; his service; there the second time
Samuel
heard of God; asked of God
Sanballat
bramble-bush; enemy in secret
Sanhedrin
sitting together
Sansannah
bough or bramble of the enemy
Saph
rushes; sea-moss
Saphir
delightful
Sapphira
that relates or tells
Sarah
lady; princess; princess of the multitude
Sarai
my lady; my princess
Sardis
prince of joy
Sardites
removing a dissension
Sarepta
a goldsmith's shop
Sargon
who takes away protection
Sarid
remaining; hand of a prince
Saron
same as Sharon
Sarsechim
master of the wardrobe
Saruch
branch; layer; lining
Satan
contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser
Saul
demanded; lent; ditch; death
Sceva
disposed; prepared
Seba
a drunkard; that turns
Sebat
twig; scepter; tribe
Secacah
shadow; covering; defense
Sechu
defense; bough
Secundus
second
Segub
fortified; raised
Seir
Seirath, hairy; goat; demon; tempest
Sela
a rock
Sela-hammah-lekoth
rock of divisions
Selah
the end; a pause
Seled
affliction; warning
Seleucia
shaken or beaten by the waves
Sem
same as Shem
Semachiah
joined to the Lord
Semaiah
obeying the Lord
Semei
hearing; obeying
Senaah
bramble; enemy
Seneh
same as Senaah
Senir
bed-candle; changing
Sennacherib
bramble of destruction
Seorim
gates; hairs; tempests
Sephar
book; scribe; number
Sepharad
a book descending
Sepharvaim
the two books; the two scribes
Serah
lady of scent; song; the morning star
Seraiah
prince of the Lord
Seraphim
burning; fiery
Sered
dyer's vat
Sergius
net
Serug
branch; layer; twining
Seth
put; who puts; fixed
Sethur
hid; destroying
Shaalabbim
understanding, or son of a fox
Shaalbim
that beholds the heart
Shaalbonite
a fox's building
Schaaph
fleeing; thinking
Shaaraim
gates; valuation; hairs
Shaashgaz
he that presses the fleece; that shears the sheep
Shabbethai
my rest
Shachia
protection of the Lord
Shadrach
tender, nipple
Shage
touching softly; multiplying much
Shalem
same as Salem
Shalim
same as Salim
Shalisha
three; the third; prince; captain
Shallum
perfect; agreeable
Shalmai
my garment
Shalman
peaceable; perfect; that rewards
Shalmaneser
peace; tied; chained; perfection; retribution
Shamariah
throne or keeping of the Lord
Shamed
destroying; wearing out
Shamer
keeper; thorn; dregs
Shamgar
named a stranger; he is here a stranger
Shamhuth
desolation; destruction
Shamir
Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn
Shammah
loss; desolation; astonishment
Shammai
my name; my desolations
Shammoth
names; desolations
Shammuah
he that is heard; he that is obeyed
Shamsherai
there a singer or conqueror
Shapham
Shaphan, rabbit; wild rat; their lip; their brink
Shaphat
judge
Sharai
my lord; my prince; my song
Sharar
navel; thought; singing
Sharezer
overseer of the treasury, or of the storehouse
Sharon
his plain; his song
Shashai
rejoicing; mercy; linen
Shashak
a bag of linen; the sixth bag
Shaul
Saul, asked; lent; a grave
Shaveh
the plain; that makes equality
Shealtiel
same as Salathiel
Sheariah
gate of the Lord; tempest of the Lord
Shear-jashub
the remnant shall return
Sheba
captivity; old man; repose; oath
Shebam
compassing about; old men
Shebaniah
the Lord that converts, or recalls from captivity
Shebarim
breakings; hopes
Sheber
breaking; hope
Shebna
who rests himself; who is now captive
Shebuel
turning, or captivity, or seat, of God
Shecaniah
habitation of the Lord
Shechem
part; portion; back early in the morning
Shedeur
field of light; light of the Almighty
Shehariah
mourning or blackness of the Lord
Shelah
that breaks; that unties; that undresses
Shelemiah
God is my perfection; my happiness; my peace
Sheleph
who draws out
Shelesh
captain; prince
Shelomi
Shelomith, my peace; my happiness; my recompense
Shelumiel
same as Shelemiah
Shem
name; renown
Shema
hearing; obeying
Shemaiah
that hears or obeys the Lord
Shemariah
God is my guard
Shemeber
name of force; name of the strong
Shemer
guardian; thorn
Shemida
name of knowledge; that puts knowledge
Sheminith
eighth (an eight-stringed instrument)
Shemiramoth
the height of the heavens
Shemuel
appointed by God
Shen
tooth; ivory; change
Shenazar
treasurer of a tooth
Shenir
lantern; light that sleeps
Shephatiah
the Lord that judges
Shephi
beholder; honeycomb; garment
Shepho
desert
Shephuphan
serpent
Sherah
flesh; relationship
Sherebiah
singing with the Lord
Sheshach
bag of flax or linen
Sheshai
six; mercy; flax
Sheshan
lily; rose; joy; flax
Sheshbazzar
joy in tribulation; joy of the vintage
Shethar
putrefied; searching
Shethar-boznai
that makes to rot; that seeks those who despise me
Sheva
vanity; elevation; fame; tumult
Shibboleth
Sibboleth, ear of corn; stream or flood
Shibmah
overmuch captivity, or sitting
Shicron
drunkenness; his gift; his wages
Shiggaion
a song of trouble or comfort
Shihon
sound; wall of strength
Shihor-libnah
blackness of Libnah
Shilhi
Shilhim, bough; weapon; armor
Shillem
peace; perfection; retribution
Shiloah
same as Siloah
Shiloh
sent
Shiloh (name of a city)
peace; abundance
Shilom
tarrying; peace-maker
Shilshah
three; chief; captain
Shimeah
Shimeath, that hears, or obeys; perdition
Shimei
Shimi, that hears or obeys; my reputation; my fame
Shimeon
same as Simeon
Shimma
same as Shimeah
Shimon
providing well; fatness; oil
Shimrath
hearing; obedient
Shimshai
my son
Shimri
thorn; dregs
Shimrith
Shimron, same as Shimri
Shinab
father of changing
Shinar
watch of him that sleeps
Shiphi
multitude
Shiphrah
handsome; trumpet; that does good
Shisha
of marble; pleasant
Shishak
present of the bag; of the pot; of the thigh
Shitrai
gatherer of money
Shittim
thorns
Shiza
this gift
Shoa
kings; tyrants
Shobab
returned; turned back; a spark
Shobach
your bonds; your chains
Shobai
turning captivity
Shobal
path; ear of corn
Shobek
made void; forsaken
Shochoh
defense; a bough
Shoham
keeping back
Shomer
keeper; dregs
Shophach
pouring out
Shophan
rabbit; hid
Shoshannim
those that shall be changed
Shua
crying; saving
Shuah
ditch; swimming; humiliation
Shual
fox; path; first
Shubael
returning captivity; seat of God
Shuham
talking; thinking; humiliation; budding
Shulamite
peaceable; perfect; that recompenses
Shunem
their change; their sleep
Shuni
changed; sleeping
Shuphim
Shuppim, wearing them out; their shore
Shur
wall; ox; that beholds
Shushan
lily; rose; joy
Shuthelah
plant; verdure; moist; pot
Sia
moving; help
Sibbechai
bough; cottage; of springs
Sibmah
conversion; captivity
Sichem
portion; shoulder
Siddim
the tilled field
Sidon
hunting; fishing; venison
Sigionoth
according to variable songs or tunes,
Sihon
rooting out; conclusion
Sihor
black; trouble (the river Nile)
Silas
three, or the third
Silla
exalting
Siloa
Siloam, Siloe, same as Shilhi
Silvanus
who loves the forest
Simeon
that hears or obeys; that is heard
Simon
that hears; that obeys
Sin
bush
Sinai
a bush; enmity
Sinim
south country,
Sion
noise; tumult
Sippai
threshold; silver cup
Sinon
a breast-plate; deliverance
Sisamai
house; blindness
Sisera
that sees a horse or a swallow
Sitnah
hatred
Sivan
a bush or thorn
Smyrna
myrrh
So
a measure for grain; vail
Socoh
tents; tabernacles
Sodi
my secret
Sodom
their secret; their cement
Solomon
peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses
Sopater
Sosipater, who defends the father
Sophereth
scribe, numbering
Sorek
vine; hissing; a color inclining to yellow
Sosthenes
savior; strong; powerful
Sotai
conclusion in pleading; binding
Spain
rare; precious
Stachys
spike or ear of corn
Stephanas
crown; crowned
Stephen
same as Stephanas
Suah
speaking; entreating; ditch
Succoth
tents; tabernacles
Succoth-benoth
the tents of daughters, or young women; or prostitutes
Sud
my secret
Sur
that withdraws or departs; rebellion
Susanna
lily; rose; joy
Susi
horse; swallow; moth
Sychar
end
Syene
a bush; enmity
Syntyche
that speaks or discourses
Syracuse
that draws violently
Roswell D. Hitchcock, Bible Names Dictionary, from An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names (1869). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.